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Nov

Pakistan amidst an eight billion planet

By Dr Luay Shabaneh Published in The Express Tribune on November 15, 2022 The world’s population hits the edge of eight billion this month, on 15 November 2022. Many questions and ideas come to the minds of demographers, development practitioners, economists, planners and politicians. Some of the questions include the ability of the planet to sustain this […]

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Nov

IT sector for ease of doing business

By Usman Hanif Published in The Express Tribune on November 11, 2022 KARACHI: Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) has called on the government to enhance the ease of doing business in the country to increase the much-touted information technology (IT) exports. “While the Federal Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoITT) and Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB)[…]

Remittances fall 8.6pc to $9.9bn in July-October

By Our Correspondent Published in The News on November 12, 2022 KARACHI: On Friday, the central bank data showed that remittances from Pakistanis working abroad dropped by 8.6 percent to $9.9 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year. The country received $10.8 billion in remittances from overseas workers in July–October FY2022. Similarly, in[…]